South Korea reports 91 new coronavirus cases and eight more deaths

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday, South Korea confirmed 91 new coronavirus cases, with the total count now at 9,332.

The South reported eight new deaths, bringing up the death toll to 139.

Further, the health institute showed that 384 more fully recovered coronavirus patients are released, with total cured people standing at 4,528.

Meanwhile, a couple of weeks ago South Korea was only showing around a 0.6% case-fatality rather, which has now risen to around 1.4%.

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USD/KRW tested the weekly lows reached at 1,212.62 reached on Thursday and bounced over the last hour, now trading at 1,216.50 levels, up 0.29% on the day.

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Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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